Locals up for Pineapple Awards

Several eastern Connecticut individuals and businesses were nominated by the state’s tourism industry for their contributions.

John Penney

Several eastern Connecticut individuals and businesses were nominated by the state’s tourism industry for their contributions.

The 2013 Pineapple Awards recognize those people and groups which exemplify tourism excellence in the state. The winners will be announced at the 2013 Connecticut Conference on Tourism held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.

The nominees for the Eastern Connecticut Tourism District include the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme; Linda Auger, of Woodstock’s Taylor Brook Winery; and WINY Radio of Putnam.